Melvin On The Wall

The alarm clock rang at 6:30 a.m. jolting us out of sound sleep. It was time for Brian to leave after his whirlwind visit. By 7 a.m., Brian and Mel were out the door. Brian drove Mel to pick up the Jeep for the Fort Wilderness parking lot. Then, Mel led Brian out through the backroads of Disney to shortcut him to the highway. When Mel returned, we decided to sleep in. I was happy to do so, so I could let my medication work in my system. I want to feel good again.

When we got ourselves together, we went to a charming little island-style restaurant, called Pebbles. Once lunch was over, we headed to our favorite park, Magic Kingdom.

Much to our own surprise, we found things to do at the Magic Kingdom that we hadn't done in our three previous visits. Something old, but recently re-opened after years of refurbishment, was Tom Sawyer's Island. We rode Huck Finn's raft to the island that is basically an island of exploration. It had several caves, a barrel bridge, a fort and lots of climbing places. It was quite a workout but great fun.

From Tom Sawyer's Island, we went to Country Bears Jamboree. During the show, Melvin the Moose, in the photo above, cracks jokes about the bears' performances. Cute but Mel and I just aren't country. Finally, we treated ourselves to apple and cherry turnovers before returning to the RV.

I was happy to be home as I crawled in to bed to watch my tape of Dancing with the Stars. While I was happy that Drew Lachey won, my heart was with Jerry Rice. Jerry truly was the most improved of the three choices and the only one of the three that didn't have previous dance experience. Of course, Stacy Kiebler was gorgeous. Actually, no one in the whole competition were losers. Except for P. Daddy or whoever he was, I liked all the competitors. Can't wait for the next season's show.